Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Wish Upon a Wednesday// v.4

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One full month of wishes down, plenty more to go!!
Go check out our Co-Host, Miss Jordan at her blog home:
The Spontaneous Idealist


Tale as Old as Time. This is beautiful holy crap!!!
I have no words to describe this Beauty ...pun intended


Internal Screaming | HUMAN | T-Shirts, Tanks, Sweatshirts and Hoodies
If I can lose 10 lbs by May, I will purchase this tank!


Oh myyyy
I'm in desperate need of a new bedding set, but this one is a bazillion dollars.

Funny Pictures Of The Day – 51 Pics
Psh...tennis balls are for babies.


What are you wishing for this week?!



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02. Leave a comment so we can all follow back
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04. Answer this, "What are you wishing for this week?"
05. Visit the other bloggers who have linked up and comment on their post
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Weekend Plans...

Before I get all emotional on you...I went on a date Saturday and had a pretty good time!! 
So if you wanna skip the sadness just go straight to Saturday.

I'm gonna join in on the weekend recap with one of my fave bloggers, Bella.

Friday:
Phone call at 6:30 a.m. from my mother. I'm sure you know that feeling. I knew exactly why she was calling. My granny had passed away.
I was happy. You may think I sound completely morbid and that I'm a terrible person for being happy that someone died. She was miserable.. in a nursing home for over a year. She was 93-years-old. The woman was seriously the best granny anyone could ask for. Such a sweet woman. Her last couple of months in the nursing home were pitiful. She was on a lot of medication and in so much pain. She had kidney failure about a month ago, and never fully recovered from that.
So yes, I was glad she had passed. First of all: She was a Christian and wasn't afraid to show it. Secondly: she was in so much pain and suffering that she deserved to move on.

Ten minutes after that, I saw a very upsetting Facebook post involving the word 'suicide' ...by my brother. I had to call my mother back immediately to make sure he was alive. Fear couldn't even begin to describe the emotions going through my body. The story behind my brother is a very long emotional one and I don't really want to write about it just yet... I'm not ready okay?!

I didn't get to see my brother face to face until Saturday around lunchtime and I couldn't even speak to him. I knew I would say the wrong thing or say something that would make me break down and cry, and if you knew my brother...that would not work. We did message each other on Friday because I needed to tell him how I felt when I saw his post. His response didn't make the situation any better.

Saturday:
Not much conversation happened between my brother and I that day, and I had already made plans to go on a date with a guy that my friend set me up with (nope, we did NOT meet online!). So off I went.

He was adorable, but ...was shorter than me. He has always lived in the same town and doesn't ever see himself leaving that town. Lives with his parents (25 years old) but can afford a purebred Dutch Shepherd as well as the costs to send her to K-9 training (roughly $3000). The dog was absolutely adorable. I seriously would only date him for the dog!!

We went to dinner, he paid..thank goodness because I am BROKE. Then we went to pick up the dog, and we took her to Lowe's. I needed to go to Lowe's for some supplies that I'm using for Mother's Day, and he likes taking the dog anywhere she's allowed to go. I'm really glad he brought her, otherwise I would've felt kinda weird! After Lowe's we took the dog to a local park and played fetch with her for about an hour until she was worn out. Then..he was tired and ready to go home and I had made plans to go to the Joe that night for some much needed stress relief and friend time. The date only lasted 3 hours..but I had a good time. I just don't think I see myself with this guy.


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Source: Shoebox Women's Humor Calendar {from my office desk}

He has NO ambition
He lives with his parents
He's shorter than me
He didn't discuss goals/dreams (his nor mine)
My jokes weren't as "funny" as his


Yeah, so another one bites the dust.
Seriously, that's becoming my new theme song hahaha.

Sunday:
EXTREMELY emotional day. Went to church with my family and the sermon hit me like a ton of bricks because the entire message revolved around the situation between my brother and family. Also, I think the birth control I'm on (only been on it for about 4 months) has me SOOOO jacked up emotionally. I'll just sit and cry for NO REASON. It's terrible. Thank God that I have my sister to sit there and let me cry...even when we're in the wal-mart parking lot. I honestly don't know what I'd do without her.

The funeral was that evening, and like I've mentioned before..I was not sad. I didn't cry. I rejoiced, because I knew for a FACT that she was/is in heaven. She is no longer on medications that make her miserable. After the funeral, my family went out to eat and we LAUGHED the entire meal, I'm surprised they didn't kick us out. & On my left sat my brother, who laughed along with us.


That was my weekend. How was yours?



Dateless in Dallas

Thursday, April 3, 2014

It happened to her, too!

So get this. 

About a week ago I went to my best friends house and had a nice dinner with her family. We were hanging out in her room and she saw me flipping through the Tinder peeps on my phone. She became very intrigued and decided to download the app. [watch out I may rub off on you, too!] 

It started off with the usual mocking of the weirdos who have a horrible picture choice. Then she started to see some real cuties...



Turns out she and this guy [she had met over a year ago] liked each other on Tinder, and they went out on a very successful date!

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Sometimes people ask me, "Why do you do this? Why do you continuously put up with assholes you've met through these dating sites?"

My answer:
There are more opportunities to meet someone through an online dating site compared to trying to meet someone through work or life in general. Or just like ginger beard I was talking about in Monday's post and my best friend's Tinder experience... you might "like" someone you already know but never had the courage to make a move in public and they feel the same way. It's a great way to break the ice and help give that little push that we all need sometimes.

I work with 9 women... and our clientele consists of children.
Please explain to me how I will be meeting someone through work...

Then I hear people say, well why don't you ask your friends to set you up...
Problem: Pretty much all of my friends are just as single as me. They have a hard time finding guys here as well, they don't have time to look for someone for me.

Then my mother tells me, "You should find someone at church"
...when I go to church, I don't go so I can find a guy to date... I go for worship.
Yes, it would be ideal to find a Christian man with the same beliefs, but I just don't like the idea of going to church just to find a man.

One of my biggest problems that I'm running into is the fact that I try WAY too hard. I'm constantly available. I am the world's worst at playing hard to get. I hate giving up. I get frustrated very easily.

Okay so maybe that's more than one problem.

I'm going to try to stay single and not make an effort in dating. I might keep Tinder on my phone just for boredom reasons, but I won't be messaging unless someone seems to be really interested in me.

& Let's face it. If you've used online dating before, then you know that comical relief it gives you sometimes when you stumble across the weirdos and jerkfaces who think they are hot shit. Sometimes after a really bad day at work, I get on Zoosk or Tinder just for the laughs.




Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Wish Upon a Wednesday// v.3

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Week 3!! Woop woop! Go visit our co-host this week:
Brooke
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I'm usually not the kind of person to spend a lot of money on sunnies because I end up breaking them or losing them... but I would totally be okay if someone sent these my way!

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I LOVE these TOMS. Such a different style and fabric..


A crazy cat lady must-have...

Who wouldn't want a cat snuggie??


Blue merle Great Dane puppy at 4 months old. Sooooooo basically, I NEED HIM IN MY LIFE!!!!

Would you just look at that face?!?! 


Non-Picture wishes:
1. I wish to be single for a while.
2. I wish guys weren't such jerks.
3. I wish my bills would disappear.


What are you wishing for this week?!

Rules:
01. Follow your hosts (&cohost) with Bloglovin', GFC, and/or Twitter
02. Leave a comment so we can all follow back
03. Grab the button and add it to your weekly wish list post
04. Answer this, "What are you wishing for this week?"
05. Visit the other bloggers who have linked up and comment on their post
06. Tweet, pin, and share the blog hop to help us grow as big as possible!

Interested in co-hosting? Send us an email!
Charlotte's email: velvetandvinylscom@gmail.com
Ellie's email: sh21fhl@gmail.com





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